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>> caller: nobody will buy it. >> nobody will buy it. >> reporter: shoppers couldn't understand why congress couldn't solve this problem. >> they all need to be fired. if they want to continue to eat, the bill needs to be passed. that's where we get our food, people. >> reporter: we called the department of agriculture, and they say they have no plan to avoid the scenario. in terms of a price increase, a spokesperson says they have no time for when or if there will happen. john blackstone, cbs news. >>> federal officials are trying to figure out how a jet got stuck in the med. it was bound for tampa when it went off the airway and ended up in a grassy area. none of the 134 people on board were injured. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," a look back at the pop culture. this is the "cbs morning news." [ elizabeth ] i like to drink orange juice or have lemon in my water... eat tomato sauce on my spaghetti. the acidic levels in some foods can cause acid erosion. o it's quite a lesson learned. my dentist recommended that i use pronamel. because it helps to strengthen the e
>> caller: nobody will buy it. >> nobody will buy it. >> reporter: shoppers couldn't understand why congress couldn't solve this problem. >> they all need to be fired. if they want to continue to eat, the bill needs to be passed. that's where we get our food, people. >> reporter: we called the department of agriculture, and they say they have no plan to avoid the scenario. in terms of a price increase, a spokesperson says they have no time for when or if there will...
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let's get to danielle nottingham with details. >> reporter: top congress impressional leaders left the white house after a last-ditch fiscal cliff meeting with president obama. the closed-door meeting was an attempt to avoid the automatic tax hikes and spending cuts set to king at the start of the new year. >> we had a constructive meeting today. senator reid and senator mcconnell are discussing a potential agreement where we could get a bipartisan bill out. >> reporter: at the present time reminded lawmakers thers
let's get to danielle nottingham with details. >> reporter: top congress impressional leaders left the white house after a last-ditch fiscal cliff meeting with president obama. the closed-door meeting was an attempt to avoid the automatic tax hikes and spending cuts set to king at the start of the new year. >> we had a constructive meeting today. senator reid and senator mcconnell are discussing a potential agreement where we could get a bipartisan bill out. >> reporter: at...
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i'm confident that congress will see the will of the people. >> reporter: he says he's excited about making sure his supporters know he is ready to hit the pavement running. one supporter in particular. >> my own mom at christmas dinner told me do not raise my taxes. she is following just like other americans what's going to happen with the fiscal cliff. >> reporter: representative elect swalwell says his new office in d.c. won't be much bigger, but the responsibilities monumental. his message? >> mom, i'm working for you. i'm receiving your text messages and i'm going to make sure that i stand up for you and the people who i grew up with. >> reporter: swalwell will be the second youngest member of congress when he's sworn in january 3rd. he leaves this sunday for washington d.c. to pick up his new keys to his office. in dublin juliette goodrich, cbs5. >> he better listen to mom. good luck. >>> a storm that left record snowfall in arkansas and some 200,000 customers without power is headed into eastern canada. it kept road workers very busy in the northeast after dumping snow across
i'm confident that congress will see the will of the people. >> reporter: he says he's excited about making sure his supporters know he is ready to hit the pavement running. one supporter in particular. >> my own mom at christmas dinner told me do not raise my taxes. she is following just like other americans what's going to happen with the fiscal cliff. >> reporter: representative elect swalwell says his new office in d.c. won't be much bigger, but the responsibilities...
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turn over information considered deliberative to the congress the report also concluded that the military report for africa had no idea of the depth and breath of the cia operation and that the defense department would be called on to evacuate two dozen americans on such short notice, trace. >> trace: catherine herridge live for us in washington. thank you. another set back for the venezuelan president hugo chavez in his battle with cancer. the country's vice president said president chavez is suffering new complications after a recent surgery and that his situation is, quote: delicate. venezuelan government ministers held mass today at the presidential palace in the capital city. president chavez is due to begin a third term as venezuela's leader next month. it's not clear whether he will be healthy enough for inauguration. back here in the u.s. a million people expected to pack times square to watch the ball drop. and there will be lots of extra security keeping an eye on them. plus, dropping the ball in washington. word is we will plum met off the fiscal cliff at midnight. we will get
turn over information considered deliberative to the congress the report also concluded that the military report for africa had no idea of the depth and breath of the cia operation and that the defense department would be called on to evacuate two dozen americans on such short notice, trace. >> trace: catherine herridge live for us in washington. thank you. another set back for the venezuelan president hugo chavez in his battle with cancer. the country's vice president said president...
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julie carey talked with kaine about what he hopes this new congress can accomplish. >> reporter: mark warner and outgoing senator jim webb led the way as he took the oath of office. fellow democrat webb decided not to seek reelection, paving the way for former governor kaine to follow in hi footsteps. this is the celebration that greeted virginia's new senator. 9 celebration will soon give way to the looming challenge of deficit reduction. in spite of the gloom left by the fiscal live mess, he comes armed with optimism. i had to govern at a time when we were reducing the side of the state budget. >>> three more will soon be added, enough new blood he thinks to perhaps change the atmospherivities 50 newcomers, that's on lot of fresh air. >> i hope it would lead -- that's what virginians want to see. today warner quickly reminded kaine of the new status. >> the next great junior senator, our friend tim kaine. virginia's senior senator admits the fiscal cliff debacle is discouraging, but he too has renewed hope implts my hope is with 15 new members there will be a group to join those of
julie carey talked with kaine about what he hopes this new congress can accomplish. >> reporter: mark warner and outgoing senator jim webb led the way as he took the oath of office. fellow democrat webb decided not to seek reelection, paving the way for former governor kaine to follow in hi footsteps. this is the celebration that greeted virginia's new senator. 9 celebration will soon give way to the looming challenge of deficit reduction. in spite of the gloom left by the fiscal live...
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reporter shows us after negotiations on capitol hill, there is still no agreement. >>> members of congress left meetings in capitol hill sunday without a deal. the so-called fiscal cliff. >> there is still significant distance between the 2 sides but negotiations continue. >> if republicans and democrats can't strike a deal, tax rates will go up for all americans and automatic tax cuts will kick in and millions will lose unemployment benefits. i want this done. >> they withdrew the proposal but cut the deficit by slowing social security. there is some movement as both sides try compromise about which americans start paying tax rates. >> republicans don't want to see new revenues, in other words democrat tax increase being used for new spending. >> in unusual move republicans called for a no. 2 democrat, biden to help with negotiations as the white house places a lot of blame on the impasse. >> they say the bill biggest priority is we deal with the debit. their way is the only priority that tax breaks for wealth americans are protected. >> if a deal isn't reached, the president wants to int
reporter shows us after negotiations on capitol hill, there is still no agreement. >>> members of congress left meetings in capitol hill sunday without a deal. the so-called fiscal cliff. >> there is still significant distance between the 2 sides but negotiations continue. >> if republicans and democrats can't strike a deal, tax rates will go up for all americans and automatic tax cuts will kick in and millions will lose unemployment benefits. i want this done. >>...
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. >> reporter: good evening. congress is in overnight. after missing the midnight deadline, they are trying to work something else out. their own terms here in congress running out on thursday. even though the white house and senate made a deal, it is tough to get it through the house. at a bleary-eyed 2:00 in the morning, senators actually did what many constituents loudly demand -- both parties compromised to pass a fiscal cliff package. >> the ayes are 89, the nays are 8. >> reporter: then came daylight. and gop lawmakers hit a complaint from their own house republicans who expected to see some spending cuts. >> there's no spending cuts. we're adding $4 billion a day to the debt. >> i thought we were in a deficit crisis. i thought our families were being put at risk by this massive debt. what does this do about that? >> reporter: reducing the federal deficit was supposed to be at the heart of any deal, with serious spending cuts. in a gesture, the senate did cancel congressional pay raises but put off bigger action with a two-month del
. >> reporter: good evening. congress is in overnight. after missing the midnight deadline, they are trying to work something else out. their own terms here in congress running out on thursday. even though the white house and senate made a deal, it is tough to get it through the house. at a bleary-eyed 2:00 in the morning, senators actually did what many constituents loudly demand -- both parties compromised to pass a fiscal cliff package. >> the ayes are 89, the nays are 8....
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. 9news reporter surae chinn is live on capitol hill with more on the story. good morning, surae. >> reporter: good morning, andrea and mike. yes, it was a late night on capitol hill, but in the end, the house did vote on the senate fiscal bill, although it was very late. it was around 11:00 last night. the vote by a margin of 257-167 opposing. and many consider this a political victory for president obama. that comes one day a. fiscal cliff deadline. but they will work retroactively to extend the tax rates for most americans. it's what he campaigned on to raise taxes on the wealthiest. the bill raises income taxes for individuals earning $450,000 a year and families earning $450,000 a year. it includes an extension of unemployment benefits for about two million americans. >> under this law, more than 98% of americans and 97% of small businesses will not see their income taxes go up. >> reporter: but of course this all delays more fiscal cliff showdowns. the bill delays spending cuts for two months, sequestration and also the rest of the budget. so we're going
. 9news reporter surae chinn is live on capitol hill with more on the story. good morning, surae. >> reporter: good morning, andrea and mike. yes, it was a late night on capitol hill, but in the end, the house did vote on the senate fiscal bill, although it was very late. it was around 11:00 last night. the vote by a margin of 257-167 opposing. and many consider this a political victory for president obama. that comes one day a. fiscal cliff deadline. but they will work retroactively to...
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: but this new congress faces leftover problems. >> absurd, absolutely absurd. >> reporter: billions in emergency funding for superstorm sandy victims across the northeast was abruptly postponed by house speaker john boehner at nearly midnight on tuesday. >> i think it's inexcusable that we did not have this vote. >> reporter: setting off anger and disbelief among democrats and republicans. >> we cannot believe that this cruel knife in the back was delivered to our region. >> this is time to stop debating and take the gloves off, jersey style. >> reporter: new jersey gop governor chris christie pulled no punches. >> it is why the american people hate congress. >> reporter: then came damage control, a private meeting with the speaker. aides say boehner decided the house could not demand fiscal cliff spending cuts and vote on the same day to spend billions in disaster relief, but boehner promised the new congress will vote on sandy help starting tomorrow. >> extremely positive meeting. >> reporter: but more proof that in this political environment, every kind of issue can veer off into
: but this new congress faces leftover problems. >> absurd, absolutely absurd. >> reporter: billions in emergency funding for superstorm sandy victims across the northeast was abruptly postponed by house speaker john boehner at nearly midnight on tuesday. >> i think it's inexcusable that we did not have this vote. >> reporter: setting off anger and disbelief among democrats and republicans. >> we cannot believe that this cruel knife in the back was delivered to our...
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president obama thanked congress and then hopped on a plane to hawaii. >> reporter: president obama will sign the bill. today's pressure was intense. there there was no agreement, negotiations would have had to start all over. after closed door meetings, house republican leaders finally put to a vote the fiscal cliff compromise. a bipartisan senate packed last night. >> we had listened to the american people. we have heeded their call to work together in a pi partisan way. >> reporter: president obama spoke minutes after the vote. >> the one thing i think we'll focus on in the new year is put ago package like this together with a little bit less drama. not scare the heck out of folks quite as much. >> reporter: house majority leader voted no on the compromise. he dropped efforts to amend the bill to add more spending cuts after failing to get enough fellow republicans to agree. >> the senate bill failed miserably in cutting spending. >> i'm unwilling to go on a bill that's unacceptable. >> reporter: the emergency compromise makes bush era tax cuts permanent for families who earn under $4
president obama thanked congress and then hopped on a plane to hawaii. >> reporter: president obama will sign the bill. today's pressure was intense. there there was no agreement, negotiations would have had to start all over. after closed door meetings, house republican leaders finally put to a vote the fiscal cliff compromise. a bipartisan senate packed last night. >> we had listened to the american people. we have heeded their call to work together in a pi partisan way. >>...
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good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. there's been no break in the action and bitter partisan battles. the congress who served here two years to all of those dramas says good-bye and a new one takes the oath at noon today. day one on the job for 82 house freshmen and a dozen senate newcomers. record books take note. 20 women most ever will be called senator. a changing america means 28 hispanics hold seats in the house. today marks the return of the kennedy family. rfk's grandson, joe, becomes a congressman. >> it is my honor to be here with all of you this evening as your next congressman for the fourth congressional district of massachusetts. >> reporter: and a return to work that meant a year of hard fought recovery for illinois senator, mark kirk, after his devastating stroke. >> i wanted everybody to say that depressed moment you can have when a stroke hits, say, look, kirk is even walking up the capitol steps as an example to patients. >> but this new congress faces le leftover problems. >> absurd! absolutely absurd
good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. there's been no break in the action and bitter partisan battles. the congress who served here two years to all of those dramas says good-bye and a new one takes the oath at noon today. day one on the job for 82 house freshmen and a dozen senate newcomers. record books take note. 20 women most ever will be called senator. a changing america means 28 hispanics hold seats in the house. today marks the return of the kennedy family. rfk's...
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. >> we don't yet see an agreement and now the pressure is on congress to produce. >> reporter: republicans and democrats going back and forth behind closed doors working through night trying to avoid some of the most painful tax hikes and spending cuts in our nation's history. >> there is still significant distance between the two sides but negotiations continue. >> reporter: a possible sign of progress came when vice president joe biden rushed back from delaware to the white house to work the phones and reach out to republican senator mitch mcconnell, someone who he has worked with on many deals over the years. >> we're willing to work with whoever, whoever can help. there is no single issue that remains an impossible sticking point. >> reporter: if these bipartisan talks fail overnight, senate majority leader harry reid says he will push a white house fallback bill that. would raise taxes only on families making over $250,000 a year. it would also extend unemployment benefits for two million americans. that could face an up or down vote in monday's session. >> we'll come in at 11:00 a.m.
. >> we don't yet see an agreement and now the pressure is on congress to produce. >> reporter: republicans and democrats going back and forth behind closed doors working through night trying to avoid some of the most painful tax hikes and spending cuts in our nation's history. >> there is still significant distance between the two sides but negotiations continue. >> reporter: a possible sign of progress came when vice president joe biden rushed back from delaware to the...
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cbs reporter danielle nottingham on the next crisis looming on the horizon. >> reporter: as the 112th congress wraps up its work, lawmakers getting ready to leave washington aren't exactly proud of the deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff." >> i hate this agreement. i hate it with every fiber of my being. >> reporter: late tuesday night, the house signed off on a bill that will prevent a middle class tax hike and delay automatic spending cuts. mark goldwine of the committee for a responsible federal budget says, congress missed an opportunity to tackle the ballooning federal debt. >> this problem isn't going away and so they are going to keep working on it until they get it. >> reporter: the bill raises taxes on families making more than $450,000 a year. and it extends long-term jobless benefits for a year. but the law does not include spending cuts and social security and medicare reform leaving many lawmakers doubtful congress will ever reach a sweeping budget deal. >> quite frankly the president won't show the leadership to do it on the entitlement side. we have been slow to the dance o
cbs reporter danielle nottingham on the next crisis looming on the horizon. >> reporter: as the 112th congress wraps up its work, lawmakers getting ready to leave washington aren't exactly proud of the deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff." >> i hate this agreement. i hate it with every fiber of my being. >> reporter: late tuesday night, the house signed off on a bill that will prevent a middle class tax hike and delay automatic spending cuts. mark goldwine of the...
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. >> we don't yet see an agreement, and now the pressure is on congress to produce. >> reporter: republicans and democrats going back and forth behind closed doors, working through the night, trying to avoid some of the most painful tax hikes and spending cuts in our nation's history. >> there's still significant distance between the two sides. but negotiations continue. >> reporter: a possible sign of progress came when vice president joe biden rushed back from delaware to the white house to work the phones and reach out to republican senator mitch mcconnell, who he's worked with on many deals over the years. >> we're willing to work with whoever, whoever can help. no single issue that remains an impossible sticking point. >> reporter: if these talks fail overnight, senate majority leader harry reid says he'll push a white house fall back bill, raising taxes only on families making over $250,000 a year, and also extend unemployment benefits for 2 million americans, that could face an up or down vote in monday's session. >> we're going to come in 11:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, and we'll have f
. >> we don't yet see an agreement, and now the pressure is on congress to produce. >> reporter: republicans and democrats going back and forth behind closed doors, working through the night, trying to avoid some of the most painful tax hikes and spending cuts in our nation's history. >> there's still significant distance between the two sides. but negotiations continue. >> reporter: a possible sign of progress came when vice president joe biden rushed back from delaware...
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. >> while secretary of state hillary clinton remains hospitalized, congress release as report on the attack at the u.s. consulate in benghazi. >> they walked into the compound and set it ablaze due to extremely poor security. >> the leaders of the senate homeland security committee released a report, a special report. it found the state department ignored security threats ahead of the attack. four americans died in that raid, including u.s. ambassador chris stevens who grew up in the bay area. >> it is not responsible for us, for the government to keep them in those very dangerous places unless we provide them with adequate security. >> it found the u.s. intelligence community knew benghazi was dangerous and unstable. they called on americans to close facilities over sea if they can't project. officials say -- can't protect. officials say they have made improvements since the attack. >>> new concern about a doom's day prophecy from warren jeff. he is serving a life sentence for child sexual assault. from prison he said the world will end between 2013. law enforcement officials are co
. >> while secretary of state hillary clinton remains hospitalized, congress release as report on the attack at the u.s. consulate in benghazi. >> they walked into the compound and set it ablaze due to extremely poor security. >> the leaders of the senate homeland security committee released a report, a special report. it found the state department ignored security threats ahead of the attack. four americans died in that raid, including u.s. ambassador chris stevens who grew...
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. >> reporter: if congress doesn't act soon, drastic spending cuts will go into effect and taxes go up for everyone. senate leaders continue to work on the stop gap bill, but sticking points remain. >> there's still significant difference between the two sides, but negotiations continue. >> reporter: reid said negotiation also continue through the night, with just hours left till that deadline. john and paula? >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is spending new year's eve in the hospital. during a checkup for her concussion, doctors discovered clinton developed a blood clot. now she's on medication. the medical experts we spoke with speculate that clinton may have developed the clot after days of inactivity due to the concussion. >> we wish her a speedy recovery. >>> millions of americans struggling to navigate roads that are glazed over with ice and snow. >> one crash alone, nine people passed away on an org highway and more than 20 others were injured. >> reporter: on the icy roads of the blue mountains in oregon, a tour bus crash on i-84. drives was also disastrous in the east. t
. >> reporter: if congress doesn't act soon, drastic spending cuts will go into effect and taxes go up for everyone. senate leaders continue to work on the stop gap bill, but sticking points remain. >> there's still significant difference between the two sides, but negotiations continue. >> reporter: reid said negotiation also continue through the night, with just hours left till that deadline. john and paula? >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is spending new...
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. >> reporter: members of congress left meetings on capitol hill sunday without a deal. hours before the nation is set to fall off the so-called fiscal cliff. >> there is still significant distance between the two sides, but negotiations continue. >> reporter: if republicans and democrats can't strike a deal before midnight monday, taxes will go up for most every american. automatic spending cuts will kick in. millions will lose unemployment benefits. >> i'm willing to get this done but i need a dance partner. >> reporter: republicans introduced but quickly withdrew a proposal to cut the deficit by slowing social security. >> there is a lot of give and take going on right now but republicans don't want to see tax increases used for new spending. >> reporter: vice president joe biden was called on to help with the negotiations, this as the white house places a lot of the blame for the impasse on the gop. >> they say their biggest prior is making sure we deal with a deficit in a serious way. but the way they are behaving is their only priority is making sure tax breaks for
. >> reporter: members of congress left meetings on capitol hill sunday without a deal. hours before the nation is set to fall off the so-called fiscal cliff. >> there is still significant distance between the two sides, but negotiations continue. >> reporter: if republicans and democrats can't strike a deal before midnight monday, taxes will go up for most every american. automatic spending cuts will kick in. millions will lose unemployment benefits. >> i'm willing to...
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: jennifer davis -- judge jennifer davis reporting. one of the first orders of business for the new congress tomorrow will be dealing with an aid package for hurricane sandy victims. the 112th congress adjourned without passing it and congress will have to start all over. the senate will revive legislation it passed to provide $60 billion in aid. house speaker john boehner promised a vote tomorrow a vote that will provide flood insurance. he is promising to hold another vote within two weeks to deal with the remaining $51 billion aid package. >>> and on the forecast, clear skies and a lot of sunshine out there today. another chilly night is on tap. let's go to gary mcgrady with a look at the current temperatures, gary? >> reporter: a chilly day is turning into a chilly overnight. >> yeah. >> and that will be the case overnight tonight and that is as temperatures might be colder than this morning. the clouds stayed in place for part of the area overnight tonight and that kept some of the temperatures right around freezing and below. we
: jennifer davis -- judge jennifer davis reporting. one of the first orders of business for the new congress tomorrow will be dealing with an aid package for hurricane sandy victims. the 112th congress adjourned without passing it and congress will have to start all over. the senate will revive legislation it passed to provide $60 billion in aid. house speaker john boehner promised a vote tomorrow a vote that will provide flood insurance. he is promising to hold another vote within two weeks to...
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. >> reporter: congress' inability to reach a deal has been frustrating to voters. >> they shouldn't have waited right until the deadline, but that's typical. >> reporter: even though the country officially went over the fiscal cliff at midnight, monday, the senate version of the bill makes all tax cut extensions retroactive to the beginning of the year. and if the house decides to amend this bill they will send it back to the senate. house gop members will meet again this evening. actually within the next half hour. that meeting is scheduled then. live on capitol hill, danielle nottingham, matt back to you. >> danielle, thank you very much. >>> earlier today the white house released a fact sheet on the deal. for starters it would permanently extend middle class tax cuts, extending credit for working families, raises $626 billion by ending tax cuts to the wealthiest 2% of the americans. promote deficit reduction and strong fiscal growth and extend the farm bill through the end of the fiscal year, thus averting a sharp rise in milk prices. stay with 9news throughout the night for the
. >> reporter: congress' inability to reach a deal has been frustrating to voters. >> they shouldn't have waited right until the deadline, but that's typical. >> reporter: even though the country officially went over the fiscal cliff at midnight, monday, the senate version of the bill makes all tax cut extensions retroactive to the beginning of the year. and if the house decides to amend this bill they will send it back to the senate. house gop members will meet again this...
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she may testify before congress next month about the report on security failures and the september 11th attack in benghazi, libya, that killed four americans. >>> some good news on law enforcement, the number of police officers killed in 2012 fell by 23%. with just four days left until the end of the year, 127 state and local offices died as compared to 165 last year. >>> next, to the criminal world of dinosaur smugglers. a fossil dealer from florida admitted to sneaking stolen dinosaur bones to the u.s. and is facing up to 17 years in prison. the bones included a 70-year-old tyrannosaurus that sold at auction for more than $1 million. >>> and finally, from the cute file, we've been tracking the progress of this 5-month-old panda cub from the san diego zoo. who now tips the scales at 15.4 pounds. and zookeepers say he's growing normally. he's got a big plastic ring and chewing on bamboo. glad to see he's doing well. >>> over to wall street for a check on your friday morning markets. the dow lost 18 on thursday closing at 13,096. the s&p was down a point and the nasdaq lost 4. overseas f
she may testify before congress next month about the report on security failures and the september 11th attack in benghazi, libya, that killed four americans. >>> some good news on law enforcement, the number of police officers killed in 2012 fell by 23%. with just four days left until the end of the year, 127 state and local offices died as compared to 165 last year. >>> next, to the criminal world of dinosaur smugglers. a fossil dealer from florida admitted to sneaking...
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>> reporter: if the deal finalized, and if passes congress, two big ifs, it would extend tax cuts for all workers under $400,000, prevent a big hike on estates under $5 million and extend unemployment benefits set to expire tomorrow for some 2 million people. so, the scramble continues tonight. congressional leaders trying to get to a deal that would pass both the house and the senate sometime over the next 24 hours or so, david. >> jon, stick with us here. i want to show the viewers at home that beautiful red and white crystal ball prepared to come down in times square changes colors as we look at it. the bottom line is, when that ball drops tonight, every american's taxes going up? >> reporter: that is exactly right. they are going to try to come back and fix it, but as of midnight tonight, everybody's taxes go up. >> all right, jon karl on the watch there at the white house. jon, thanks to you. >>> we're going to turn to the other developing story tonight, the ongoing health scare for hillary clinton. she remains in a new york hospital tonight, her daughter chelsea by her side toda
>> reporter: if the deal finalized, and if passes congress, two big ifs, it would extend tax cuts for all workers under $400,000, prevent a big hike on estates under $5 million and extend unemployment benefits set to expire tomorrow for some 2 million people. so, the scramble continues tonight. congressional leaders trying to get to a deal that would pass both the house and the senate sometime over the next 24 hours or so, david. >> jon, stick with us here. i want to show the...
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newsroom, the new congress will still have to deal with a lot of old problems. >> reporter: more than 90 new members of the house and senate, may not get what they hoped for. first, they will be dealing with the date ceiling. in the meantime, the treasury department is taking what it calls extraordinary measures to keep the u.s. from defaulting on its payments. then there's the delayed sequester. the outgoing congress pushed off government and military spending cuts for two months. and other big legislation is expected to play out in the coming year. immigration reform has been a hot topic and now gun control is emerging as another. the republicans still run the house and democrats still control the senate. but there is more diversity in d.c. more on that when i see you next. live in washington, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:16. another item on the congressional i jen da today. choosing -- agenda today, choosing a speaker of the house. it's widely expected that john boehner will be easily re- elected. that's despite some grumbling by some conservative republicans unhappy w
newsroom, the new congress will still have to deal with a lot of old problems. >> reporter: more than 90 new members of the house and senate, may not get what they hoped for. first, they will be dealing with the date ceiling. in the meantime, the treasury department is taking what it calls extraordinary measures to keep the u.s. from defaulting on its payments. then there's the delayed sequester. the outgoing congress pushed off government and military spending cuts for two months. and...
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. >> reporter: if congress doesn't act soon, drastic spending cuts will go into effect and taxes go up for everyone. the tax impact for the average american family, more than 3400 dollars. senate leaders continued to work on a stopgap bill but sticking points remain. >> there's still significant distance between the two sides, but negotiations continue. >> reporter: negotiations will through the night, now with just hours to go until the deadline. abc news washington. >>> for more on the fiscal cliff and what it means for your money, we've got you covered, abc2news.com, just head to our home page slide show for a break down of the different scenarios in washington and what they could mean for your paycheck. >>> and now, maryland's most accurate forecast. >>> gusty winds this afternoon. take a look. a shot that looked very cold in parkville with those clouds, from time to time, mixed in with some sunshine. take a look at chesapeake beach, very gusty winds now along the bay this afternoon. we'll take you up toward frederick, a scenic looking shot and the shot downtown right now, dry but
. >> reporter: if congress doesn't act soon, drastic spending cuts will go into effect and taxes go up for everyone. the tax impact for the average american family, more than 3400 dollars. senate leaders continued to work on a stopgap bill but sticking points remain. >> there's still significant distance between the two sides, but negotiations continue. >> reporter: negotiations will through the night, now with just hours to go until the deadline. abc news washington....
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>> reporter: in theory yes. the senate was in session today. i'm told a lot of the snaenator are very much still in washington, d.c. they just voted on this bill in the wee hours of this morning. it's hard to believe it's the same day, it's still the same day. assume the house amends it, does harry reid even take it up? it depends what the amendment looks like. if it's going to be a significant spending cut, you have to understand, these negotiations are like jinga. piece upon piece upon piece. if you take something out, the whole thing can fall apart, and honestly, a spending cut amendment, especially one that would be accepted by all house republicans or a lot of the house republicans probably would hurt and blow away the carefully constructed compromise that was crafted and voted on early this morning. it's possible they could do it tomorrow because there's one day left. this congressional session expired 11:59 thursday. >> thank you so much. we hope they're not playing jangg on capitol hill but you did make it understandable for us. right n
>> reporter: in theory yes. the senate was in session today. i'm told a lot of the snaenator are very much still in washington, d.c. they just voted on this bill in the wee hours of this morning. it's hard to believe it's the same day, it's still the same day. assume the house amends it, does harry reid even take it up? it depends what the amendment looks like. if it's going to be a significant spending cut, you have to understand, these negotiations are like jinga. piece upon piece upon...
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cbs reporter tara mergener says congress remains gridlocked and fewer americans expect any progress before the new year. >>> reporter: senators and staffers will be filling these empty hallways today trying to work out a deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff." higher taxes will give the average american about $1,500 less to spend next year. and economists believe the $110 billion spending cuts will result in more layoffs. senator harry reid has a plan to keep taxes low for everyone making less than $250,000 a year as well as short term spending cuts until a bigger dooley can be reached. >> it is going to be a patch because in four days we can't solve everything. >> reporter: while senators try to brave the bad weather that has hit many parts of the country, in order to make it back here to washington, house leaders say they will not leave home unless the senate passes its bill first. >> good morning? >> reporter: house republicans scuttled the proposal from speaker john boehner last week and 48% of americans say they are to blame if no deal is reached. >> both sides here have a problem with the
cbs reporter tara mergener says congress remains gridlocked and fewer americans expect any progress before the new year. >>> reporter: senators and staffers will be filling these empty hallways today trying to work out a deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff." higher taxes will give the average american about $1,500 less to spend next year. and economists believe the $110 billion spending cuts will result in more layoffs. senator harry reid has a plan to keep taxes low for everyone...
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>> reporter: everyone is curious to see what happens overnight. one of two things could happen. if congress does attach spending cuts, that bill is blown up and you can see markets really sell off tomorrow. if this is just punted along, markets could be a little bit more patient but patience is running out. and 401(k)s are being affected, as well. >> bianna, thank you. >>> we're going to turn now to secretary of state hillary clinton. doctors keeping a careful eye on mrs. clinton. we reported on their discovery, the blood clot right next to her brain. tonight, we know former president bill clinton and their daughter chelsea have been bill her side and the first message from chelsea on twitter. here's abc's sharyn alfonsi now. >> reporter: chelsea clinton leaving the hospital, where her mother will spend a third night. later optimistically tweeting, "thank you all for sending good thoughts my mom's way. grateful to all her doctors and that she'll make a full recovery!" but it's clearly a serious setback for the secretary. it's been three weeks since she was last seen in public, o
>> reporter: everyone is curious to see what happens overnight. one of two things could happen. if congress does attach spending cuts, that bill is blown up and you can see markets really sell off tomorrow. if this is just punted along, markets could be a little bit more patient but patience is running out. and 401(k)s are being affected, as well. >> bianna, thank you. >>> we're going to turn now to secretary of state hillary clinton. doctors keeping a careful eye on mrs....
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. >> reporter: members of congress arrived at the capital to work on new year's eve to try to avoid massive tax increases and spending cuts from taking effect in just hours. >> there are a number of issues on which the two sides are still apart. but negotiations are continuing as i speak. >> reporter: sources say both sides are starting to pro mize on which families will keep bush era tax cuts. the president wand families making more than $250,000 to start paying more. democrats are reportedly negotiating to raise that limit. >> let's get this thing done. tonight when the ball drops, let's make sure we haven't also dropped the ball. >> i'm sorry that we are here, on new year's eve, and that we haven't solved this problem long ago. >> reporter: most of the negotiations have been happening behind closed doors. but lawmakers called on the white house. >> senate minority leader mitchell's fish market mcconnell began talking directly with joe biden. >> it seems like the president is handcuffing harry reid from bringing a bill to the floor now. the president is i believe slowing down the process,
. >> reporter: members of congress arrived at the capital to work on new year's eve to try to avoid massive tax increases and spending cuts from taking effect in just hours. >> there are a number of issues on which the two sides are still apart. but negotiations are continuing as i speak. >> reporter: sources say both sides are starting to pro mize on which families will keep bush era tax cuts. the president wand families making more than $250,000 to start paying more....
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the cost could double if congress doesn't -- doesn't come up with a deal by january 1st. >> reporter: cows on the cliff or at least the milk. what all eyes are on the fiscal cliff, another deadline is approaching, the milk cliff. it's part of a farm bill with as much as $35 billion in cuts. if the bill doesn't make it through congress before the end of the year, the government will be forced to find vast qualities of milk under the trueman era law and that could send consumer milk prices as high as $6 to $8 a gallon because the government would be obligated to pay twice the wholesale rate under the 1949 rule. the farmers would sell their milk to the government first and prompting a shortage in commercial supplies spiking the price consumers pay. >> the farm bill is like the low-hanging ornament on the congressional christmas tree that if they just embrace it, they can automatically come up with tips of billions of dollars in budget savings. >> reporter: the problem is the bill's stuck in the house and there appears to be no political will to move it forward. agriculture secretary tom
the cost could double if congress doesn't -- doesn't come up with a deal by january 1st. >> reporter: cows on the cliff or at least the milk. what all eyes are on the fiscal cliff, another deadline is approaching, the milk cliff. it's part of a farm bill with as much as $35 billion in cuts. if the bill doesn't make it through congress before the end of the year, the government will be forced to find vast qualities of milk under the trueman era law and that could send consumer milk prices...
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>> reporter: probably the debt ceiling which we're going to hit again in a few weeks until congress has to decide whether or not america can borrow more money to pay its bills. president obama says yes. republicans say hold on. we have to cut spending first. that's something they didn't really get done to the degree that they wanted in the fiscal cliff bill so that's going to be a huge issue coming up and we could see a vote on that in early february. >> what makes this congress so different? >> reporter: you know, it's interesting. this is one of the most diverse groups that we've ever seen come to capitol hill. we've got a record number of female senators. 20 of them in this group. a record number of latinos in the house. first time ever that the house democratic caucus will not be mostly white males. the makeup of this congress is going to be very different. the first asian american female senator coming to washington this time. the first openly gay female senator coming as well. we've got a number of firsts and a lot of records being set already and they haven't even been sworn in y
>> reporter: probably the debt ceiling which we're going to hit again in a few weeks until congress has to decide whether or not america can borrow more money to pay its bills. president obama says yes. republicans say hold on. we have to cut spending first. that's something they didn't really get done to the degree that they wanted in the fiscal cliff bill so that's going to be a huge issue coming up and we could see a vote on that in early february. >> what makes this congress so...
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political reporter mark matthews with what is ahead and a little talked about step congress took last night to help wealthier taxpayers. >> congress instituted the the alternative minimum tax back in 1969 to go after millionaires who were avoiding income taxes by claiming big deductions. >> and this was quite common where you could get into leveraged investments that would produce very high level amounts of deductions. >> brian is a san francisco-based tax specialist who has been writing about the alternative minimum tax and how it has gradually been hitting more tax paces than originally intended. >> it is not going to hit people that are in the $40,000 or $50,000 bracket. >> but if you are a couple making 150 and above. >> then the amt could come into play. >> reporter: particularly because the law intended to catch the wealthy was never adjusted for inflation and wages and prices, well, they have gone up a bit since 1969. , trapping more and more of the middle class in the alternative minimum tax. >> are we talking about millions of people? >> i'm sure. absolutely. >> reporter: so
political reporter mark matthews with what is ahead and a little talked about step congress took last night to help wealthier taxpayers. >> congress instituted the the alternative minimum tax back in 1969 to go after millionaires who were avoiding income taxes by claiming big deductions. >> and this was quite common where you could get into leveraged investments that would produce very high level amounts of deductions. >> brian is a san francisco-based tax specialist who has...
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. >> reporter: because they say the agriculture department would stall it until congress finally acts. >> we're definitely concerned and we keep our eyes on the market. >> but for businesses like benton's dependent on dairy, even the thought of a price hike sends shivers. >> are these going to escalate as well? i'm sure. >> reporter: ice crime lovers joked, that gave them a good reason to eat more now. 1849 quotas will kick in for spring crops but milk is the most pressing issue because it's year round. debora villalon. >>> an update that we first brought you last night about a shooting in the parking lot of the bay point b.a.r.t. station. the victim an 18-year-old richmond man was driving a white toyota camry when he was shot just before 7:00 last night. the suspect's vehicle is described as a black nissan maxima with tinted windows. anyone with information about that shooting is asked to contact authorities. >>> we now know the name of the driver who struck and killed a woman as he was fleeing from officers. st.dwan moore is now behind bars. the highway patrol tried to pull him over
. >> reporter: because they say the agriculture department would stall it until congress finally acts. >> we're definitely concerned and we keep our eyes on the market. >> but for businesses like benton's dependent on dairy, even the thought of a price hike sends shivers. >> are these going to escalate as well? i'm sure. >> reporter: ice crime lovers joked, that gave them a good reason to eat more now. 1849 quotas will kick in for spring crops but milk is the most...
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big cliff. >> reporter: president obama had scolded congress for waiting so long. >> one thing we can count on with respect to this congress is that if there's even one second left before you have to do what you're supposed to do, they will use that last second. >> reporter: the bush era tax cuts remain in place for individuals earning as much as $400,000 a year and families $450,000 a year. far above the $250,000 on which president obama campaigned. those making more will see higher income taxes, capital gains and dividends rates. san francisco tax attorney rob wood says you will notice on the paycheck one popular tax cut will be history. >> say the average person earning $1,500 a year will earn $20 more in tax increases. >> reporter: it extends unemployment benefits for one year and keep the child tax credit for workers who don't earn enough to pay income taxes. and the alternative minimum tax got a tax for inflation. that shields an average of $300,000 each in higher taxings. get ready for a confusing tax season. >> it's very likely that people will not be able to file on time and
big cliff. >> reporter: president obama had scolded congress for waiting so long. >> one thing we can count on with respect to this congress is that if there's even one second left before you have to do what you're supposed to do, they will use that last second. >> reporter: the bush era tax cuts remain in place for individuals earning as much as $400,000 a year and families $450,000 a year. far above the $250,000 on which president obama campaigned. those making more will see...
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>> reporter: nobody will pay it. >> nobody will pay it. >> reporter: shoppers for milk today couldn't understand why congress can't at least solve this problem. linda vella: >> they all need to be fired. and if we want to continue to eat, the bill needs to be passed. that's where we get our food, people. >> reporter: we called the department of agriculture, and they say they have no backup plan to avoid this scenario. in terms of a price increase, a spokesman told us, jeff, that they have no timetable for when or if that will happen. >> glor: john blackstone, thank you. hawaii's new senator was sworn in on capitol hill today. brian schatz succeeds daniel inouye, who died last week, who was 88. schatz, who is 40, is a democrat. he had been hawaii's lieutenant governor. >> late word retired general norman schwarzkopf, who led the 1991 desert storm operation has di died in tampa florida. schwarzkopf when his outside personality and booming voice became a household name as america americans push iraqi forced out of kuwait. he was only the ninth u.s. general to be knighted. george h.w. bus
>> reporter: nobody will pay it. >> nobody will pay it. >> reporter: shoppers for milk today couldn't understand why congress can't at least solve this problem. linda vella: >> they all need to be fired. and if we want to continue to eat, the bill needs to be passed. that's where we get our food, people. >> reporter: we called the department of agriculture, and they say they have no backup plan to avoid this scenario. in terms of a price increase, a spokesman told...
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the big cliff still lies in front of us. >> reporter: president obama had scolded congress for waiting so long. >> one thing we can count on with respect to this congress is that if there's even one second left before you have to do what you're supposed to do, they will use that last second. >> reporter: the bush-era tax cuts remain in place for individuals earning as much as $400,000 a year, far above the 250,000 level on which president obama campaigned. but those making more will see higher income taxes, capital gains, plus a new health care reform surtax. rob wood says you'll notice in your paycheck one popular tax cut will be history. >> the average person, say, earning $50,000 a year is going to pay about $1,000 more in payroll taxes in 2013. >> reporter: the fiscal cliff agreement also increases taxes on estates worth more than $5 million and extends unemployment benefits for one year and keeps the child tax credit for workers who don't earn enough to pay income taxes. the alternative minimum tax got a pat for inin addition. that shields 33 million taxpayers. even with the budge
the big cliff still lies in front of us. >> reporter: president obama had scolded congress for waiting so long. >> one thing we can count on with respect to this congress is that if there's even one second left before you have to do what you're supposed to do, they will use that last second. >> reporter: the bush-era tax cuts remain in place for individuals earning as much as $400,000 a year, far above the 250,000 level on which president obama campaigned. but those making...
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: now in about two months, congress needs to deal with spending cuts they put off and there will be a fight over the debt ceiling. reporting live in federal hill, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> so the deal is done and we won't pay anymore in taxes this year. but it's not true. the fiscal cliff deal keeps income tax rates at courage level for 98% but doesn't extend the payroll tax cut. more will go into socialsecurity. most lower and middle income familiesly vied -- families will avoid a thousand more in income taxes they will pay more for payroll taxer. >>> 2013 means changes are coming to health care. big thing to watch is with the health insurance exchanges. they have to be up and running by october 1st. only 18 states including maryland on thed to build their exchange -- opted to build their own exchange. other things to watch out with the health care reform act is contributions to a flexible spending amount is limited to 2500 dollars but you can deduct more unreimbursed medical cost when you file taxes but for that you have to itemize. >>> 5:33. in the new year it's off to a toug
: now in about two months, congress needs to deal with spending cuts they put off and there will be a fight over the debt ceiling. reporting live in federal hill, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> so the deal is done and we won't pay anymore in taxes this year. but it's not true. the fiscal cliff deal keeps income tax rates at courage level for 98% but doesn't extend the payroll tax cut. more will go into socialsecurity. most lower and middle income familiesly vied -- families will avoid...
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congress that was a little too much to hope for at this time. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner has not publicly endorsed the deal. tara mergener for cbs news, washington. >> now, the house is set to reconvene today at 9 a.m. pacific time. a house vote is expected today or tomorrow. >>> what a night. no fog this year, perfectly clear last night for fireworks along the waterfront here in san francisco. it's beautiful out there. a lot of people showed up for the 15-minute display and jammed the streets near the bob barker. when it was all over, i think most of them are still out there, it was crowded getting into work today but there was some violence during the new year's celebration here in the city. cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran is in san francisco with the problems police had with the new year's crowd and has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. happy new year. san francisco police had their hands full because some celebrations did not go as planned. there were two separate shootings last night. now three people are recovering from gunshot wounds. the first one happened aroun
congress that was a little too much to hope for at this time. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner has not publicly endorsed the deal. tara mergener for cbs news, washington. >> now, the house is set to reconvene today at 9 a.m. pacific time. a house vote is expected today or tomorrow. >>> what a night. no fog this year, perfectly clear last night for fireworks along the waterfront here in san francisco. it's beautiful out there. a lot of people showed up for the...
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. >> reporter: because they say the agriculture department would stall it until congress finally acts. >> we're definitely concerned and we keep our eyes on the market. >> but for businesses like benton's dependent on dairy, even the thought of a price hike sends shivers. >> are these going to escalate as well? i'm sure. >> reporter: ice crime lovers joked, that gave them a good reason to eat more now. 1849 quotas will kick in for spring crops but milk is the most pressing issue because it's year round. debora villalon. >>> an update that we first brought you last night about a shooting in the parking lot of the bay point b.a.r.t. station. the victim an 18-year-old richmond man was driving a white toyota camry when he was shot just before 7:00 last night. the suspect's vehicle is described as a black nissan maxima with tinted windows. anyone with information about that shooting is asked to contact authorities. >>> we now know the name of the driver who struck and killed a woman as he was fleeing from officers. st.dwan moore is now behind bars. the highway patrol tried to pull him over
. >> reporter: because they say the agriculture department would stall it until congress finally acts. >> we're definitely concerned and we keep our eyes on the market. >> but for businesses like benton's dependent on dairy, even the thought of a price hike sends shivers. >> are these going to escalate as well? i'm sure. >> reporter: ice crime lovers joked, that gave them a good reason to eat more now. 1849 quotas will kick in for spring crops but milk is the most...
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jennifer davis has more. >> reporter: president obama p arrives in hawaii to resume his vacation, now that congress hash pulled the country back, aftertr it previously fell over the fiscal cliff.sc >> i will sign a law that raises taxes on the wellest 2% of2% americans, while preventing a middle class tax hike. >> reporter: markets opened up, after house members approved the senate deal on tuesday that eskeeps tax rates the same for couples making less thanl 450,000. >> we take a step, a positive step. >> reporter: but many republicans aren't happy becausp the pydeal adds 4 trillion to te national debt in the next ten years. >> now talk about cutting, spending, it's kind of a joke. >> reporter: the spending debats will come as the country has to raise the debt ceiling. >> the problem is, we set up three more fiscal cliffs.cli we have to look pack at thist night and -- back at this nighti and regret it. >> it's a bee trial by the speaker. >> reporter: there's outrage that gop leadership didn'tsh follow through on a scheduled vote for sandy relief.re some lawmakers think the bill il too
jennifer davis has more. >> reporter: president obama p arrives in hawaii to resume his vacation, now that congress hash pulled the country back, aftertr it previously fell over the fiscal cliff.sc >> i will sign a law that raises taxes on the wellest 2% of2% americans, while preventing a middle class tax hike. >> reporter: markets opened up, after house members approved the senate deal on tuesday that eskeeps tax rates the same for couples making less thanl 450,000. >>...
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right now some say the biggest threat to their livelihood is congress. the fight in d.c. over the fiscal cliff is leaving the future uncertain for one law, and farmers depend on that law. >> reporter: eagle lake, texas, depends on rice. it's been grown here since the 1800s. drought is usually the biggest threat, but the nervous talk in the drugstore now is about congress. >> without the farm bill, it really makes it uncertain for what you should do next year. >> reporter: steve is a pharmacist here and a rice farmer. >> people are nervous. >> very nervous. >> what are they saying when they're coming in? what are you hearing? >> what do we do? they don't know what to do. it's so uncertain right now that the banks don't know what to do, the farmers don't know what to do. they're out there plowing the land, getting it all prepared for next year with total uncertainty. >> reporter: at stake? $154 billion in federal farm aid and crop insurance sidelined by the fiscal cliff stalemate. benefits from the farm bill also guarantee rice farmer l.g. ron that his costs are covered whe
right now some say the biggest threat to their livelihood is congress. the fight in d.c. over the fiscal cliff is leaving the future uncertain for one law, and farmers depend on that law. >> reporter: eagle lake, texas, depends on rice. it's been grown here since the 1800s. drought is usually the biggest threat, but the nervous talk in the drugstore now is about congress. >> without the farm bill, it really makes it uncertain for what you should do next year. >> reporter:...
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. >> reporter: john boehner tonight a few more shots as the new congress reelected him speaker. >> boehner -- >> reporter: nine conservative cast protest votes, but boehner sounded a conservative theme. >> our government has built up too much debt. our economy is not producing enough jobs. these are not separate problems. >> reporter: this first day was about families and about firsts. iraq war veteran dump amp pew tee, tammy duckworth, the first disabled woman in congress. republican tim scott of south carolina, the only african-american now in the senate. where 20 women will serve, a record. a moving moment. republican mark kirk made his way up the steps in the capitol a year after he suffered a stroke, supported by senators from both parties. but bipartisanship will go on the back burner with the fight ahead on defense spending, entitlement cuts, social security. they warned the president you've got -- the first step is for democrats to get over their fanatical commitment to guarding every single dime the government ever got its hands on. >> reporter: in the senate and the house. no big
. >> reporter: john boehner tonight a few more shots as the new congress reelected him speaker. >> boehner -- >> reporter: nine conservative cast protest votes, but boehner sounded a conservative theme. >> our government has built up too much debt. our economy is not producing enough jobs. these are not separate problems. >> reporter: this first day was about families and about firsts. iraq war veteran dump amp pew tee, tammy duckworth, the first disabled woman in...
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>> reporter: right. congress will be sworn in tomorrow at noon. they're getting organized even today. to be honest, i think, suzanne, that there are two things happening. there's the fiscal cliff fallout, a lot of republicans were not happy about the spending in the bill. behind the scenes they told our producer that they understood what speaker boehner had to do and they weren't holding it against him. then we have this hurricane sandy relief bill, and to be honest it seems the speaker's office is quickly trying to fix that situation if they can. they're meeting with members from new york and new jersey today at 3:00 again coming from our producer. i think they realized and it would be hard not to that they angered many members and trying to figure out what they can do. they said speaker boehner's first priority in the next congress is the hurricane sandy aid. obviously, there are unhappy members and perhaps even more unhappy volters that they're going to have to speak to. we're going to hear from new jersey governor republican chris christie in
>> reporter: right. congress will be sworn in tomorrow at noon. they're getting organized even today. to be honest, i think, suzanne, that there are two things happening. there's the fiscal cliff fallout, a lot of republicans were not happy about the spending in the bill. behind the scenes they told our producer that they understood what speaker boehner had to do and they weren't holding it against him. then we have this hurricane sandy relief bill, and to be honest it seems the speaker's...
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shame on congress. it's absolutely disgraceful. >> reporter: the fight over sandy seems to have been resolved. the house will vote friday on hurricane relief. looming over the next several weeks, the possible default of the u.s. government, spending cuts that could imperil thousands of pentagon jobs and a possible government shutdown. the only way to prevent all of this is cooperation between republicans in congress and the white house. but john boehner will likely find it even harder to compromise with president obama again. there are only so many times you can defy the majority of your own party. for now, boehner's position as speaker is secure, in part because nobody has stepped forward to challenge him. it may be just at this point that nobody else really wants that job. >> i'll bet. and, jon, you mentioned, this debt limit, getting at the end of february. the speaker under tremendous pressure, as you said. but the president said he's not going to negotiate with the speaker. he simply wants the debt
shame on congress. it's absolutely disgraceful. >> reporter: the fight over sandy seems to have been resolved. the house will vote friday on hurricane relief. looming over the next several weeks, the possible default of the u.s. government, spending cuts that could imperil thousands of pentagon jobs and a possible government shutdown. the only way to prevent all of this is cooperation between republicans in congress and the white house. but john boehner will likely find it even harder to...
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>> reporter: well, i would argue that the approval rating of congress is a bipartisan approval rating, but i think what you're seeing here today that happened in washington, d.c., martin, is quite interesting. speaker boehner got very close to having to be elected speaker on a second ballot. since 1913 when the house grew to 435 members, that's only happened once, which was in 1923. we looked like -- it looked like that was going to happen today until of all people michele bachmann, who had missed the first roll call and a woman by the name of marsha blackburn who had a bloody nose came back into the chamber and were able to cast votes in favor of speaker boehner saving him from the embarrassment of being the second person since 1913 to go a second ballot. make no mistakes about it, a lot of disenfranchised and angry conservative members of the house republican conference spoke out today. they made a symbolic protest. it got close to being a pretty huge story. certainly significant, but moving forward you will see a different speaker boehner, one who very much will adhere to the most
>> reporter: well, i would argue that the approval rating of congress is a bipartisan approval rating, but i think what you're seeing here today that happened in washington, d.c., martin, is quite interesting. speaker boehner got very close to having to be elected speaker on a second ballot. since 1913 when the house grew to 435 members, that's only happened once, which was in 1923. we looked like -- it looked like that was going to happen today until of all people michele bachmann, who...
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. >> reporter: president obama said that it's important for congress to vote on some type of package before it expires. >> if the agreement is not reached in time between senator reid and senator mcconnell, i will urge senator reid to bring to the floor a basic package for an up-or-down vote, one that protects the middle class from an income tax hike, extends the vital lifeline of unemployment insurance to two million americans looking for a job and lace the ground work for future cooperation on more economic growth and deficit reduction. >> reporter: the current congress will be in session until january 3rd. after that, 13 new senators and 82 new house members will take over and unher it the huge problem out of the congressional gates. audrey barns, fox 5 news. >>> love that song. redskins fans coming down to tomorrow night's kickoffs against the rival, the cowboys. a lot is on the line and lindsay murphy joins us now. feels like christmas eve all over again. >> and i am going to -- some football. >> reporter: redskins have had nailbiters this year and this is the first since 1979 t
. >> reporter: president obama said that it's important for congress to vote on some type of package before it expires. >> if the agreement is not reached in time between senator reid and senator mcconnell, i will urge senator reid to bring to the floor a basic package for an up-or-down vote, one that protects the middle class from an income tax hike, extends the vital lifeline of unemployment insurance to two million americans looking for a job and lace the ground work for future...
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reporting live in washington, i'm danielle lee. >> thank you, danielle. >>> millions of americans may watch the ball drop in times square, but a group of democrats is organizing its own ball drop on capitol hill. they will launch their countdown today. they say their ball represents republicans dropping the ball on middle class families should lawmakers fail to reach a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. >>> going over the fiscal cliff could have a huge impact on the local economy. thousands of people can lose their jobs, especially federal employees and government contractors. the defense industry could face billions of dollars in cuts. >> the third largest number of federal employees and probably the largest single number of federal contractors. so that federal nexus is really important to our economy. we need to end the uncertainty. >> economists say it's possible for us to "step over" the cliff. that means lawmakers will reach some kind of a deal in a few weeks after the new year begins. >>> breaking news right now. russia's president, vladimir putin, signed a controversial bill banni
reporting live in washington, i'm danielle lee. >> thank you, danielle. >>> millions of americans may watch the ball drop in times square, but a group of democrats is organizing its own ball drop on capitol hill. they will launch their countdown today. they say their ball represents republicans dropping the ball on middle class families should lawmakers fail to reach a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. >>> going over the fiscal cliff could have a huge impact on the local...
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. >> reporter: even if congress manages to break the gridlock in time, more trouble is just around the corner when the u.s. reaches the debt limit again in a few weeks. tara mergener for cbs news, washington. >>> well, a new state law goes into effect tuesday. it worries people concerned about distracted driving. the law will allow drivers to send text messages as long as they use technology that is fully voice-operated and hands- free. the supporters say the new law is better than having drivers type while they're driving but opponents say hands-free texting still draws attention away from the road. >>> among other laws that will go into effect on new year's day, carbon monoxide detectors must be installed in condominiums and apartments along with smoke detectors. two laws ban businesses and schools from demanding that employees or students share their social media information. breast-feeding will be added to protected conditions that prevent discrimination in employment or housing. school officials and coaches must report suspected child sexual abuse. and testing of self-driving cars
. >> reporter: even if congress manages to break the gridlock in time, more trouble is just around the corner when the u.s. reaches the debt limit again in a few weeks. tara mergener for cbs news, washington. >>> well, a new state law goes into effect tuesday. it worries people concerned about distracted driving. the law will allow drivers to send text messages as long as they use technology that is fully voice-operated and hands- free. the supporters say the new law is better...
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. >> reporter: even if congress manages to break the gridlock in time, more trouble is just around the corner. when the u.s. reaches the debt limit again in a few weeks. tara mergener for cbs news, washington. >>> a new state law that goes into effect tuesday worries people concerned about distracted driving. the law will allow drivers to send text messages as long as they use technology that is fully voice operated and hands- free. supporters of the new law say it's better than having drivers type while driving but opponents say that hands-free texting still draws attention away from the road. >>> other than laws going into effect carbon monoxide detectors must be installed in condos and apartments with smoke detectors. two laws ban businesses and schools from demanding that employees or students share their social media information. breast-feeding will be added to protected conditions that prevent discrimination in employment or housing. school officials and coaches must report suspected child sexual abuse. and testing of self-driving cars will be allowed on california roads. >>> and
. >> reporter: even if congress manages to break the gridlock in time, more trouble is just around the corner. when the u.s. reaches the debt limit again in a few weeks. tara mergener for cbs news, washington. >>> a new state law that goes into effect tuesday worries people concerned about distracted driving. the law will allow drivers to send text messages as long as they use technology that is fully voice operated and hands- free. supporters of the new law say it's better than...
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congress passed a deal which will pull the country back from the "fiscal cliff." >> on this vote, the yays are 257, the nays 167. >> reporter: the bill extends bush-era tax rates for every american making less than $400,000 and couples who make less than $450,000. it also delays for two months $110 billion in across-the- board spending cuts. >> i can't speak for this bill. >> reporter: 151 republicans including eric cantor the number 2 ranking house member voted against the bill because it didn't address spending. >> what we're doing is raising taxes to give the president more money to spend. >> reporter: president obama has promised to work with congress to find more spending cuts in the future. but he urged them not to play politics with the nation's debt limit. >> i will not have another debate with this congress other than over whether they should pay the bills they have already racked up. >> reporter: the country is just a few months away from defaulting on their loans for the first too many in history. >> it would be catastrophic, far worse than the "fiscal cliff." >> reporter:
congress passed a deal which will pull the country back from the "fiscal cliff." >> on this vote, the yays are 257, the nays 167. >> reporter: the bill extends bush-era tax rates for every american making less than $400,000 and couples who make less than $450,000. it also delays for two months $110 billion in across-the- board spending cuts. >> i can't speak for this bill. >> reporter: 151 republicans including eric cantor the number 2 ranking house member...
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we're really seeing a continuation of the negotiations with congress and the president. >> reporter: thanks very much. one other person said to me, it's a huge problem when the biggest threat to the u.s. economy is the u.s. congress. i kind of agree with him. >> you know what, i want you to go back and tell that mark that my resolution is to be more like him. just say what's on your mind. he's direct. >> reporter: he certainly did. it's great -- but people feel passionate about this. we're working in this business where we watch sort of the trickle of events, but everybody else is watching it too. it's very frustrating for everybody. >> people are ticked, hence you are at the tick tok diner. that's my attempt at humor. alison kosik, thank you, my friend. happy new year. >> reporter: sure, you too. >>> besides talking to people in the diners, we're also collecting your thoughts online. if you want to see what a lot of your fellow americans and those who live here feel about this, go to cnn.com. you can hear the reports to washington. there's some doozies in there. >>> the fiscal cliff
we're really seeing a continuation of the negotiations with congress and the president. >> reporter: thanks very much. one other person said to me, it's a huge problem when the biggest threat to the u.s. economy is the u.s. congress. i kind of agree with him. >> you know what, i want you to go back and tell that mark that my resolution is to be more like him. just say what's on your mind. he's direct. >> reporter: he certainly did. it's great -- but people feel passionate...
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hope they bring something home. >> reporter: congress still struggling with the self-imposed fiscal cliff. visitors and joggers on the mall were more focused on themselves than the political drama a few yards away. >> resolution to jog on new year's day? >> i didn't make a resolution. i run lee, four times a week. it is nothing new. >> reporter: you don't need a new year's -- >> no. no. probably could stop drinking after last night. other than that, no, in no new year's resolution. >> to be a better person and prove my own demeanor. >> reporter: were you a bad person in 2012? >> i don't think so. i think i mid a lot of progress in 2012. i think i want to be a better sister to my sister and better daughter to my parents this year. have a lot of patience with my friends. >> reporter: for all we may plan for ourselves let's not forget our pets. do you have a resolution for your dog? >> train him. he is going to go after the squirrels. we are done with squirrels important the new year. >> i don't think that resolution is going to be kept either. jim and pat? >>> here's what's happening at 6:3
hope they bring something home. >> reporter: congress still struggling with the self-imposed fiscal cliff. visitors and joggers on the mall were more focused on themselves than the political drama a few yards away. >> resolution to jog on new year's day? >> i didn't make a resolution. i run lee, four times a week. it is nothing new. >> reporter: you don't need a new year's -- >> no. no. probably could stop drinking after last night. other than that, no, in no new...
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>> reporter: derek, how absurd is this? almost no one wants the country to see that combination of huge spending cuts and tax increases, but month after month after month, congress has been unable to cut a deal to avoid them. how absurd is this? so absurd the president is quoting yogi berra to describe it. >> this is deja vu all over again. america wonders why it is that in this town for some reason, you can't get stuff done in an organized timetable, why everything has to wait until the last minute. we're now at the last minute. >> reporter: the president spoke after a meeting where republican and democratic senate leaders agreed to try to find a solution. >> we're out of town. we've got to do it now. the next 24 hours will be very important. >> reporter: a rare phrase these days, bipartisan effort. >> in the hopes that we can come forward as early as sunday and have a recommendation. >> reporter: but if they don't. >> then i will urge senator reed to bring to the floor a basic package for an up and down vote. >> reporter:
>> reporter: derek, how absurd is this? almost no one wants the country to see that combination of huge spending cuts and tax increases, but month after month after month, congress has been unable to cut a deal to avoid them. how absurd is this? so absurd the president is quoting yogi berra to describe it. >> this is deja vu all over again. america wonders why it is that in this town for some reason, you can't get stuff done in an organized timetable, why everything has to wait...
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and twice a year congress gets reports on its implementations. as well as other briefings and other reports that are given to congress. the judicial branch, the fisa court, plays its own key role by reviewing the certifications and the targeting and minimization procedures and ensuring all of those comply with the law. now, i can't say that the implementation of the f.a.a. has been perfect. certainly there have been a few mistakes along the way over the past several years. sometimes technology doesn't always work the way it's supposed to and sometimes there's a disconnect between the way a collection device actually works and the way it's been described by the lawyers. but i can tell you on those few occasions when something hasn't been quite right, with how these authorities about have been used, the oversight mechanism put there in place by the f.a.a. have worked exactly as intended toy bye congress. when a problem arises, the justice department knows about it, the fisa court knows about it, and congress knows about it. and the collection relat
and twice a year congress gets reports on its implementations. as well as other briefings and other reports that are given to congress. the judicial branch, the fisa court, plays its own key role by reviewing the certifications and the targeting and minimization procedures and ensuring all of those comply with the law. now, i can't say that the implementation of the f.a.a. has been perfect. certainly there have been a few mistakes along the way over the past several years. sometimes technology...
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this is "special report." ♪ ♪ >> bret: good evening. i'm bret baier. a new congress sworn in today is getting ready for a familiar fight up against a new deadline. the way divided government washington worked or not worked in recent months. an american dream is in peril because of the growing deficit and national debt. senate majority leader talked about spending reductions, balanced with revenue from the wealthiest in the country. the messages could not be different. but the fight is the same. senior white house correspondent wendell goler has the lead story. >> reporter: senate majority leader mitch mcconnell welcomed the new congress and presented the lawmakers with an old problem. >> either we stackal the nation's spending problem. or it will tackle us. that simple. >> hours before president obama signed the tax deal aimed to keep the nation from sliding off the fiscal cliff, mcconnell says the agreement settles the revenue debate for good with the rich now paying their fair share. it will mean higher taxes for three-quarters of the country, but wi
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tonight on "special report," minority leader mitch mcconnell is getting ready for the battle. the president doesn't seem willing to have over the debt ceiling. moody's warns congress it must take measures now to reduce budget deficits or ris about downgrade. brit hume has analysis. 113th congress is sworn in. despite some defections, house speaker boehner gets to keep his gavel for two more years. president obama has kept drone strikes, warrantless wiretapping and other holdovers from the bush administration's prosecution of the war on terror. plus, tonight, breaking news on that front. we'll look at the obama administration and rendition. in the grapevine, al gore's current tv sold to al-jazeera for ide log call reasons and a lot of cash. we'll explain. "special report" from washington starts at 6:00 eastern. now back to new york and my colleagues with fiv "the five." ♪ ♪ >> andrea: history was made in washington today as the only black senator sworn in 113th congress. tim scott of south carolina is the first black republican from the south since reconstruction. quite an
tonight on "special report," minority leader mitch mcconnell is getting ready for the battle. the president doesn't seem willing to have over the debt ceiling. moody's warns congress it must take measures now to reduce budget deficits or ris about downgrade. brit hume has analysis. 113th congress is sworn in. despite some defections, house speaker boehner gets to keep his gavel for two more years. president obama has kept drone strikes, warrantless wiretapping and other holdovers from...
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. >> reporter: the stock market surged this morning. late last night congress finally spent president obama legislation. >> this law is just one step in the broader effort to strengthen our economy oar at one point it looked like the deal could fall apart. >> there's no spending cuts. we're adding $4 billion a day to the debt what we're really doing is raising taxes to gift president more money top spend. >> reporter: some republicans were pushing house speaker john boehner to add new spending cuts, but ultimately, there weren't enough votes to get that passed. so the house approved the senate measure. it prevent as tax hike on estates less than $5 million and extends unemployment benefits for some 2 million people but the payroll tax could expire, which means an increase on salaries by 2% for workers earning up to $110,000 a year. then stuff the bill didn't do. to avoid this fiscal cliff congress set up new ones. two ones they will have to deal with the automatic spending cuts. there lab nasty fight over the debt ceiling. last night pr
. >> reporter: the stock market surged this morning. late last night congress finally spent president obama legislation. >> this law is just one step in the broader effort to strengthen our economy oar at one point it looked like the deal could fall apart. >> there's no spending cuts. we're adding $4 billion a day to the debt what we're really doing is raising taxes to gift president more money top spend. >> reporter: some republicans were pushing house speaker john...
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clinton had been scheduled to testify before congress about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. but had to cancel. president obama has nominated senator john kerry to be her replacement. >> hillary clinton has traveled more than any u.s. secretary of state in history. 112 countries and has been on the road more than 400 days since she has been in office. >>> this morning redskins fans are celebrating their first trip to the playoff in five years. >> tied at seven, heading into the second half, robert griffin ii put the redskins out in front. then the man of the night in the fourth quarter, alfred morris took this one 32 in other words up the gut. that puts the skins up 21-10. he also got the single season rushing record. clinton portis was at the game to watch his record fall. the cowboys did close it to 21-18. they are now nfc champions. delia gonzalez has been talking to the rare group of people who stayed up late last night for the game and happened to be up to chat with us. >> reporter: we talked to jordan in the last half hour and he looked awf
clinton had been scheduled to testify before congress about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. but had to cancel. president obama has nominated senator john kerry to be her replacement. >> hillary clinton has traveled more than any u.s. secretary of state in history. 112 countries and has been on the road more than 400 days since she has been in office. >>> this morning redskins fans are celebrating their first trip to the playoff in five years. >> tied at...
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. >> reporter: since friday, the democrats' point man has been majority leader harry reid. >> everybody should hang loose. because we -- something may break and we'll be able to get something done. >> reporter: the top republican in the senate made clear he wanted to shake up the talks by changing players. >> i want everyone to know i'm willing to get this done. but i need a dance partner. >> reporter: mcconnell called on joe biden, who spent decades in the senate. and the vice president headed to the white house sunday. >> the vice president and i worked together on solutions before and i believe we can again. >> reporter: behind closed doors and working the phones, biden is described as democrats as playing the good cop as reid was more bad cop. >> there's still significant difference between the two sides but the discussions continue. >> reporter: it came not long after the president appeared on the "meet the press" and called out mcconnell and boehner on tax hikes. >> i think it's been very hard for speaker boehner and mcconnell to accept the fact that taxes on the wealthiest americ
. >> reporter: since friday, the democrats' point man has been majority leader harry reid. >> everybody should hang loose. because we -- something may break and we'll be able to get something done. >> reporter: the top republican in the senate made clear he wanted to shake up the talks by changing players. >> i want everyone to know i'm willing to get this done. but i need a dance partner. >> reporter: mcconnell called on joe biden, who spent decades in the senate....
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. >> reporter: member of congress left meetings on capitol hill sunday without a deal hours before the nation is set to fall off the fiscal cliff and negotiatations continue. >> reporter: if republicans and democrats can't strike a dell before midnight monday, taxes will go up for almost every american. automatic spending cuts will kick in and millions will lose unemployment benefits and i'm billing to get this done. >> reporter: republicans introduced but quickly withdrew a proposal to cut the deficit by slowing the growth of social security. but senators say there is some movement as both sides try to pro mize about which americans should start to pay a higher tax rate. >> republicans don't want to see new revenues, in other words democrat tax increases used for new spending. >> reporter: in an unusual move, republicans called on the nation's number two democrat gyp joe biden to help. >> they say their biggest prior is making sure we deal with a deficit in the, this a serious way. but the way they are behaving is making sure tax breaks for the wealthiest are protected. >> reporter: d
. >> reporter: member of congress left meetings on capitol hill sunday without a deal hours before the nation is set to fall off the fiscal cliff and negotiatations continue. >> reporter: if republicans and democrats can't strike a dell before midnight monday, taxes will go up for almost every american. automatic spending cuts will kick in and millions will lose unemployment benefits and i'm billing to get this done. >> reporter: republicans introduced but quickly withdrew a...
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>> reporter: luckily for congress, it won't happen right away. after the farm bill expires on january 1st, the department of agriculture could take weeks to put a new dairy purchase program in place. but eventually, congress will have to agree on something. >> i hope they realize that the people that vote for them are going to be in a hard place if they don't get this solved. >> reporter: or a staple at the dinner table could soon turn into a luxury. stephanie gosk, nbc news, chicago. >>> 7:41. now here's willie. >> thank you very much. there's an urgent threat facing an animal that may scare some of you, bats. they are dying in record numbers. nbc's tom costello tells us why and what's being done to save them. >> reporter: on a foggy morning in the hills near fort knox, a big mission to save a tiny creature. one that requires protective suits and gloves, a trek down a slippery hillside, then a belly crawl under a rock frp a steep drop into the limestone cave below. there, hanging face down on the walls, bats. lots of them. some hibernating in cl
>> reporter: luckily for congress, it won't happen right away. after the farm bill expires on january 1st, the department of agriculture could take weeks to put a new dairy purchase program in place. but eventually, congress will have to agree on something. >> i hope they realize that the people that vote for them are going to be in a hard place if they don't get this solved. >> reporter: or a staple at the dinner table could soon turn into a luxury. stephanie gosk, nbc news,...
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and it's just -- it is why the american people hate congress. >> christie told reporters he spent the new year's holiday whipping votes for relief package. the governor says he was told late last night there would be no vote, and puts the blame on boehner. >> i was given no explanation. i was called at 11:20 last night by leader cantor and told authority for the vote was pulled by the speaker. i called the speaker four times last night after 11:20, and he did not take my calls. so you have to ask the speaker. >> shortly after that public drubbing, boehner met with northeast lawmakers and promised a vote for this friday for $9 billion in flooding aid. boehner also offered a vote in two weeks for another $51 billion in aid. republican lawmakers who had questioned boehner's leadership just hours earlier now claim that they are satisfied. >> a lot has changed. the bottom line is that we now received what we asked for. and as far as i'm concerned, what is done is done. >> coming up, the one congressman whose constituents got the shaft from house republicans last night. that they are satisf
and it's just -- it is why the american people hate congress. >> christie told reporters he spent the new year's holiday whipping votes for relief package. the governor says he was told late last night there would be no vote, and puts the blame on boehner. >> i was given no explanation. i was called at 11:20 last night by leader cantor and told authority for the vote was pulled by the speaker. i called the speaker four times last night after 11:20, and he did not take my calls. so...
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the new congress takes office when? >> reporter: thursday. january 3rd. that's when the new congress is sworn in and i should tell you that democrats still control the senate with more seats. republicans still control the house but democrats do have more seats. so that will definitely change the dynamic. >> don't go anywhere. i know you are not going to go. you will go talk to people and find out what the story is. dana bash on pt ka hill. "outfront" next, despite what two republicans just told us, a republican from arizona says he won't support the senate bill. >>> let's bring in our political panel. tim carney, political columnist for the washington examiner. maria cardona and john avlon. maria, let's start with you. you have been listening to this as we have. it does sound like the republicans are not all that enthused about the idea that they are going to get their amended bill passed tonight, going back to the senate and have the senate look at it again. in fact, they seem to be resigned to the idea that this is just going to be an up or down vote an
the new congress takes office when? >> reporter: thursday. january 3rd. that's when the new congress is sworn in and i should tell you that democrats still control the senate with more seats. republicans still control the house but democrats do have more seats. so that will definitely change the dynamic. >> don't go anywhere. i know you are not going to go. you will go talk to people and find out what the story is. dana bash on pt ka hill. "outfront" next, despite what two...
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they're back in washington today, swearing in the new congress. demographically, it's the most diverse group ever sworn in. but politically, this congress is expected to deliver the same gridlock as the last one. >> the problem is that the congress is very divided, not only are the two houses divided, but each party is further away from the middle than has been in the past, and the public- the american public itself, is very divided. >> reporter: they'll start the year by tackling some big issues left over from last session. first in the house, a bill to help victims of superstorm sandy. house speaker john boehner nixed the vote in the last hours of 2012, drawing a firestorm of criticism. it comes up in the house in two parts- the first tomorrow, and the other mid-january. >> the next act will begin a couple of months from now, probably in late february, early march, when we hit the debt ceiling and when the automatic spending cuts come into play again, and either have to be replaced with other spending cuts, or again, kicked down the road. >> rep
they're back in washington today, swearing in the new congress. demographically, it's the most diverse group ever sworn in. but politically, this congress is expected to deliver the same gridlock as the last one. >> the problem is that the congress is very divided, not only are the two houses divided, but each party is further away from the middle than has been in the past, and the public- the american public itself, is very divided. >> reporter: they'll start the year by tackling...
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getting it through congress quickly is highly unlikely, but the mere mention of a ban is enough to send sales soaring. and it's not just guns. brownell's, the world's largest firearm supplier, said it morently sold more than three- and-a-half years worth of a.r.- ag magazines in three days. even before newtown, sales of guns and ammunition this year were surging. chb.i. background checks of intential gun buyers were up 31% 20 november 2012 over 2011. in a report issued prior to newtown, the market research rack ibis world, which tracks the gun industry, found gun venthusiasts are working dermselves into a frenzy over what another four years under the obama administration may hold for gun laws." an instructor at nova firearms re falls church, virginia, where hey nearly sold out of a.r.-15s and high-capacity magazines after newtown. so, ironically, this shooting is a.spiring more people to buy this gun, the a.r.-15, and these mgh-round magazines. >> if i could, i would give ynator feinstein and the president "salesman of the year" awards. s treporter: senator feinstein plans to introduce
getting it through congress quickly is highly unlikely, but the mere mention of a ban is enough to send sales soaring. and it's not just guns. brownell's, the world's largest firearm supplier, said it morently sold more than three- and-a-half years worth of a.r.- ag magazines in three days. even before newtown, sales of guns and ammunition this year were surging. chb.i. background checks of intential gun buyers were up 31% 20 november 2012 over 2011. in a report issued prior to newtown, the...
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. >> reporter: if they reach a deal it won't pass congress necessarily by monday night. if it doesn't every body income tax also go up. average family would pay an extra $3446 more in 2013. and farm programs would expire. potentially doubling the price of milk. and if congress doesn't pass a new bill. >> we will come back with a new congress in january 4th and the first bill that will be introduced will be class families. >> reporter: the bargaining continues tonight. abc news, new york. >> for more on the fiscal cliff we have you covered. go to abc2news.com. head to the home page slide show for breakdown of what difference scenarios in -- difficulty scenarios in washington -differ scenarios in washingtoncould different scenarios could mean in washington. >>> look at the flames shooting from this house. investigators say a 4-year-old saw the fire and told his grandmother because his parents were not home. man inside tried to put it out- - -- a man inside tried to put piet out but the flames were too intense. no one was injured but the fire caused more than $100,000 worth
. >> reporter: if they reach a deal it won't pass congress necessarily by monday night. if it doesn't every body income tax also go up. average family would pay an extra $3446 more in 2013. and farm programs would expire. potentially doubling the price of milk. and if congress doesn't pass a new bill. >> we will come back with a new congress in january 4th and the first bill that will be introduced will be class families. >> reporter: the bargaining continues tonight. abc...
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it's a new congress as they need to start all over again. >> reporter: well, good to be with you, gary, on the historic day on capitol hill. could be a late night. gary will be here with the very latest at 11:00. back to you. >> talk about pushing it to the very end. andrea mccaren and gary, thank you. >>> you have seen us ask several lawmakers in the last few months if they would be willing to cut their own salaries to get a deal. tonight, we can tell you that the version of the deal passed by the senate early this morning does include a provision to stop the pay raises for all members of congress. it remains to be seen if it will survive in the house. >>> you can get all an alert sent straight to your phone, whatever the house vote, whenever they vote. just text the clip to 25543 for the latest information. >>> anita today marked the first day of the same-sex couples that they could start tieing the knot in maryland. seven couples decided to do just that on the banks of the chesapeake bay. >> reporter: i'm scott broom on the eastern shores where seven same-sex couples tied the knot i
it's a new congress as they need to start all over again. >> reporter: well, good to be with you, gary, on the historic day on capitol hill. could be a late night. gary will be here with the very latest at 11:00. back to you. >> talk about pushing it to the very end. andrea mccaren and gary, thank you. >>> you have seen us ask several lawmakers in the last few months if they would be willing to cut their own salaries to get a deal. tonight, we can tell you that the version...
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this was a direct message was it not to members of congress saying get a deal done. >> reporter: it was. and we saw backlash just moments after the president came out and spoke. there were some senators who felt as if that was not the right time for the president to do that almost bullying them into getting this all done senator john mccain not happy with the president's words as well one senator tweeting out that if the president thinks this is going to help the process he is actually wrong. but in the end, despite push back, and the strong words used from the president, they were able to get it done but the country did technically go over the fiscal cliff. but they are working to fix everything so that we don't feel the pain of going over the fiscal cliff. so, how will the house vote? that's the big question coming in to today. and the short answer is we are not sure because house leaders put out a statement following the vote in the senate and they gave no promises. they simply said that they will consider is coming to them. they will read it and they will make their decision after t
this was a direct message was it not to members of congress saying get a deal done. >> reporter: it was. and we saw backlash just moments after the president came out and spoke. there were some senators who felt as if that was not the right time for the president to do that almost bullying them into getting this all done senator john mccain not happy with the president's words as well one senator tweeting out that if the president thinks this is going to help the process he is actually...
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. >> reporter: they are different. the balance of power is the same but the faces and the diversity is quite different. starting in the senate, which is way behind me, we've been talking about the fact that there is an historic number of women. 20 women. but in the house i think people remember or are known more now by the democratic party because many people have seen the movie "lincoln," that the democratic party got the white men in the south. and now for the very first time, the majority of the democrats in the house are not white men. they make up a whole host of other races and gender and so forth. and listen to a couple of those new members that helped bring that about. >> we have women hispanics, african-americans. it's diverse. it looks like our country and hopefully beyond that we'll be able to get together and i think everybody is committed to doing that. >> i think now we're seeing congress starting to catch up with where a lot of the rest of the country is and seeing a lot of diversity and representation h
. >> reporter: they are different. the balance of power is the same but the faces and the diversity is quite different. starting in the senate, which is way behind me, we've been talking about the fact that there is an historic number of women. 20 women. but in the house i think people remember or are known more now by the democratic party because many people have seen the movie "lincoln," that the democratic party got the white men in the south. and now for the very first time,...
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of congress. the report are vice president joe biden is involved and trying to -- he has successfully talked with senator mcconnell in the past and the good faith discussions are happening. i believe in the innate good of republicans and democrats and the fact we're americans and patriots first and understand what this is going to do to every american if they do not find a solution. every single american's taxes will go up. it's going to hurt the economy. 2 million people will lose unemployment insurance. i believe people are working i good faith. there are significant differences but they have -- i've been around long enough to know there's a lot of time and it can go beyond midnight. the new congress does not come in until thursday afternoon. we've got a couple of days. >> brad, i want to give you 15 more seconds but i have to take a commercial break. sit tight, we're watching capitol hill and we'll bring you the latest as lawmakers struggle to reach a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. a brand-new
of congress. the report are vice president joe biden is involved and trying to -- he has successfully talked with senator mcconnell in the past and the good faith discussions are happening. i believe in the innate good of republicans and democrats and the fact we're americans and patriots first and understand what this is going to do to every american if they do not find a solution. every single american's taxes will go up. it's going to hurt the economy. 2 million people will lose unemployment...
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. >> reporter: for many in congress who had sworn off pork barrel spending, these middle- of-the-night tax breaks represent new levels of pork. cbs news, washington. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is out of the hospital after being treated for a blood clot in her head. she was smiling when she walked out of the hospital along with bill and chelsea. doctors say mrs. clinton will be find. even while she was in the hospital, she was on the phone talking with her staff. >>> on the other hand, coming up, a mom and dad woke up feeling groggy. they had themselves drug- tested. what they found out has the whole neighborhood talking. >>> the bay area tv station that al-jazeera just bought. coming up. >>> and the final farewell to a beloved bay area museum before it packs up and heads out. >>> so long for now, as far as those cold temperatures are concerned. i don't think so! now the rain ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, spiking her parents' milkshs with sleeping pills, so >>> wait till you hear this. a teen is accused of spiking her parents' milk shakes with sleeping pills so the teen could use the int
. >> reporter: for many in congress who had sworn off pork barrel spending, these middle- of-the-night tax breaks represent new levels of pork. cbs news, washington. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is out of the hospital after being treated for a blood clot in her head. she was smiling when she walked out of the hospital along with bill and chelsea. doctors say mrs. clinton will be find. even while she was in the hospital, she was on the phone talking with her staff....
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new congress. >>> the fiscal cliff debate is impacting people here in the bay area who's lives could dramatically change as soon as tomorrow. tom vacar is live at a highway work site in oakland and has the story of one woman and her looming fear. tom-- >> reporter: the people who work here are well paid and they're onvacaon. but for other people, the fiscal cliff might as well be a financial guillotine. though ilea thomas searches, she's been out of work for two years picking up any odd jobs as much as she can. >> it's been discouraging. i come in here three times a week and maybe i'll go to a friend's house and use their internet to look for work. >> reporter: long term unemployment benefits have been a life send. >> i can breathe a little while i'm looking for work. even though it's not the same amount that i was getting when i was working. >> but thomas is one of 400, 400,000 californians who will not be able to get medicare payments tomorrow. >> not being able to buy groceries, not being able to put food on the table, what am i supposed to do. a lot of family and friends giving m
new congress. >>> the fiscal cliff debate is impacting people here in the bay area who's lives could dramatically change as soon as tomorrow. tom vacar is live at a highway work site in oakland and has the story of one woman and her looming fear. tom-- >> reporter: the people who work here are well paid and they're onvacaon. but for other people, the fiscal cliff might as well be a financial guillotine. though ilea thomas searches, she's been out of work for two years picking up...
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now is the time for the president to work with congress to address government overspending. >> reporter: and the debt ceiling, before leaving for hawaii early this morning president obama urmged congress to raise it. >> we can't not pay bills that we already incurred. if congress refuses to give the united states government the ability to pay these bills on time, the consequences for the entire global economy would be catastroph catastrophic. >> reporter: no word when the president will sign the bill so in the end it was one day late but just in time for nervous veshz as markets re-opened this morning. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >> investors appear to be reacting positively to the deal. the dow is up 2%. nasdaq up 2.5%. markets in asia and europe were also up today. >>> your taxes are still about to go up. a 2% payroll tax cut just expired. that means you'll be paying about $1,000 a year more in taxs if you make $50,000 a year. economists warn that could slow the country's economic growth but as much as .07% in the coming year. on the flip side the tax cut cost the government a
now is the time for the president to work with congress to address government overspending. >> reporter: and the debt ceiling, before leaving for hawaii early this morning president obama urmged congress to raise it. >> we can't not pay bills that we already incurred. if congress refuses to give the united states government the ability to pay these bills on time, the consequences for the entire global economy would be catastroph catastrophic. >> reporter: no word when the...
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time. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner has not yet publicly endorsed the deal. and even though congress did not meet the midnight deadline, tax cuts will be retroactive if the bill is eventually signed into law. terrell? >> tara mergener in washington, thank you so much. the bill also extends unemployment benefits for 2 million people. it prevents a 27% cut in fees for doctors who treat medicare patients. but many americans will see a tax hike because the bill does not affect a scheduled 2% increase in the payroll tax. it also kicked the can down the road on automatic spending cuts for the defense department and domestic programs. they've been postponed for two months. as lee cowen reports, that uncertainty has many business owners worried. >> reporter: jo ann vinute is running the numbers. her payroll is due this week. she now has a hint on what taxes to withhold from her dozen employees. that's only half her work. unresolved spending cuts are the other. >> it's very uncertain and very unnerving and very -- causes a lot of anxiety and a lot of lack of sleep. >>
time. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner has not yet publicly endorsed the deal. and even though congress did not meet the midnight deadline, tax cuts will be retroactive if the bill is eventually signed into law. terrell? >> tara mergener in washington, thank you so much. the bill also extends unemployment benefits for 2 million people. it prevents a 27% cut in fees for doctors who treat medicare patients. but many americans will see a tax hike because the bill does not affect...
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. >> reporter: if congress doesn't act soon, drastic spending cuts will go into effect and taxes go up for everyone. the tax impact for the average american family, more than $3,400. senate leaders continued to work on the stop gap bill. but sticking points remain. >> there's still significant difference between the two sides. but negotiations continue. >> reporter: reid said negotiations will continue through the night, with just hours left until that deadline. john and paula? >> preeti, thank you. >> so they are working right now, hopefully on something -- senator mitch mcconnell is working hand in hand with the vice president who said i think we all know we're running out of time. i want everyone to know i'm willing to get this done, but i need a dance partner. which would be nice. >> it takes two to tango as they say. >>> let's talk about eastern oregon. nine people dead after a tour bus accident on an icy highway. the bus lost control on interstate 84 yesterday and smashed through a guard rail and plunged several hundred feet down a snowy embankment there. the bus was heading back
. >> reporter: if congress doesn't act soon, drastic spending cuts will go into effect and taxes go up for everyone. the tax impact for the average american family, more than $3,400. senate leaders continued to work on the stop gap bill. but sticking points remain. >> there's still significant difference between the two sides. but negotiations continue. >> reporter: reid said negotiations will continue through the night, with just hours left until that deadline. john and...
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often an america that would be the president of congress. you share that report with the local newspaper printer. i'm not newspaper printer would send additions up and down and you would see the after action report appear in multiple newspapers up and down the colonies. so here we have the junior 23rd 1777 of the carnal journal that includes george washington's own account of the battle of trenton and crossing of the delaware. you can see at the top the dateline baltimore come over congress is meeting at the time. i said earlier you really don't see headlines in the 18th century newspapers. was a dateline is an extract of the letter from. here's april 21st 1775 issue of the new hampshire gazette. extraordinary for its content and that it reports the breaking news of the battle of lexington and concorde, but also historically significant and forced her to. the fact that the left column is dedicated to the content of lexington and concorde. more importantly is a centered headline, but he news, which surely caught the attention of columnists re
often an america that would be the president of congress. you share that report with the local newspaper printer. i'm not newspaper printer would send additions up and down and you would see the after action report appear in multiple newspapers up and down the colonies. so here we have the junior 23rd 1777 of the carnal journal that includes george washington's own account of the battle of trenton and crossing of the delaware. you can see at the top the dateline baltimore come over congress is...
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. >> reporter: good morning, matt. it was slow and it was ugly, but in the end, congress did go bipartisan, passing something they call tax relief which many of them do not like. one fight down is another taken up. the president and congress have set the stage for what could be the next fiscal cliff. nearly 24 hours after the new year deadline, but before a real world crisis set in, congress finally acted. >> the nays are 167. the motion is adopted. >> reporter: to cut some taxes permanently and delay for just two months severe military and federal spending cuts. that gave president obama reason to make a rare late-night stop in the briefing room. >> under this law, more than 98% of americans and 97% of small businesses will not see their income taxes go up. >> reporter: the president quickly turned from thanking congress to calling them out over raising the country's borrowing limit, the debt ceiling, necessary within weeks. >> while i will negotiate over many things, i will not have another debate with this congress
. >> reporter: good morning, matt. it was slow and it was ugly, but in the end, congress did go bipartisan, passing something they call tax relief which many of them do not like. one fight down is another taken up. the president and congress have set the stage for what could be the next fiscal cliff. nearly 24 hours after the new year deadline, but before a real world crisis set in, congress finally acted. >> the nays are 167. the motion is adopted. >> reporter: to cut some...
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we are live in the washington dc bureau with the latest. >> reporter: if congress doesn't act immediately taxes will go up on all americans next tuesday. senate members are scheduled to get back to work tomorrow but there is no timetable for the house. many lawmakers pessimistic they will reach a deal. the president and the senate agreed to race taxes on houses making more than $250,000 a year. if the republican controlled house that's holding out. the house speaker wants a tax increase only for those making a million dollars or more. joe lieberman feel we will go over the cliff. >> it would be the biggest consequencal act of congressional irresponsibility in a long time. >> reporter: the current congress is only in session until january 3rd. there is no deal by then, nearly 100 new members of congress woulden heart the problem. >> thank you. starbucks ceo is pushing federal lawmakers to resolve the fiscal cliff. he ask asking workers at all 120 washington stores to write come together on every cup they hand to customers thursday and friday. he said he wants to send a message to lawmakers
we are live in the washington dc bureau with the latest. >> reporter: if congress doesn't act immediately taxes will go up on all americans next tuesday. senate members are scheduled to get back to work tomorrow but there is no timetable for the house. many lawmakers pessimistic they will reach a deal. the president and the senate agreed to race taxes on houses making more than $250,000 a year. if the republican controlled house that's holding out. the house speaker wants a tax increase...
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congress is closed down, nothing to report. but at 5:03 today, harry reid was on the senate floor doing this. >> i now ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to executive session and the help committee be discharged from further consideration of presidential nomination 1304. and that the senate proceed a vote without intervening action or debate on the motion, vote to be laid on the table with no intervening action or debate, and any statements related to this matter be printed in the record and the president immediately be notified of its action. >> how is that for drama? i love that, i could watch that all day. that was amazing. that was harry reid getting 100 votes for someone you have never heard of. to become commissioner of the labor statistics. at the end of the year, and only the end of the year when labor statistics became controversial for the very first time. you remember all the crazy republican attacks on the bureau of labor statistics when they reported that unemployment was going down in final months of th
congress is closed down, nothing to report. but at 5:03 today, harry reid was on the senate floor doing this. >> i now ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to executive session and the help committee be discharged from further consideration of presidential nomination 1304. and that the senate proceed a vote without intervening action or debate on the motion, vote to be laid on the table with no intervening action or debate, and any statements related to this matter be printed in...
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his public campaign to pressure congress. >> if congress doesn't act, then everybody's taxes go up, and for the average family that could mean a loss of $2,000 in income and the who economy can slow down. >> reporter: he called an lawmakers to strike a deal or hold a vote on his plan which would raise tax rates on wealthy americans a major sticking points for republicans. >> the way they are behaving is that their only priority is making sure that tax breaks for the wealthiest americans are protected. that seems to be their only overriding unifying theme. >> reporter: after the interview republican leaders accused the president of assigning blame instead of leading. >> when they say leadership falls on you mr. president you don't have a role here in breaking this impasse. you've had a tough go with congress. >> if folks can't say yes to good offers, then i also have an obligation to the american people to make sure that the entire burden of deficit reduction doesn't fall on seniors who are relying on medicare. there is a basic fairness that is at stake in this whole thing. >> report
his public campaign to pressure congress. >> if congress doesn't act, then everybody's taxes go up, and for the average family that could mean a loss of $2,000 in income and the who economy can slow down. >> reporter: he called an lawmakers to strike a deal or hold a vote on his plan which would raise tax rates on wealthy americans a major sticking points for republicans. >> the way they are behaving is that their only priority is making sure that tax breaks for the wealthiest...
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we'll look at what the future holds for the 113th congress in a live report. >> and what's ahead for the dc region? we're going to check in with robert mccartney. >> worry warts beware. the serious health side effects that extra stress can trigger. good morning i'm tony perkins. >> something else to worry about. >> don't worry about it. we'll tell you all about it. >> i'm allison seymour. >> tucker barnes is also with us. pardon me i'm sorry. no worries as far as the weather goes. >> it's cold. but it is january. we'll take it. >> it could be worse. >> and it is worse off to the west and to the north. boston is 8 degrees. boston is not that far away. let's do temperatures. we're in the 20s and here in town 30 degrees. that's cold for early january even at places like dulles and bwi marhsall 22. the trend in the next couple days keep things on the cool side. but you might have noticed we're getting plenty of sunshine. should be a mostly sunny day. do have clouds in the neighborhood as we continue to deal with that front off to the south and east. and that brings rain to the carolinas
we'll look at what the future holds for the 113th congress in a live report. >> and what's ahead for the dc region? we're going to check in with robert mccartney. >> worry warts beware. the serious health side effects that extra stress can trigger. good morning i'm tony perkins. >> something else to worry about. >> don't worry about it. we'll tell you all about it. >> i'm allison seymour. >> tucker barnes is also with us. pardon me i'm sorry. no worries as...
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, major fights are coming. >> reporter: the fiscal cliff deadline was just one of several congress has to deal with. last night, the house overwhelmingly approved the senate legislation passed. the main points of the deal, the income tax rate is going up only on households making $450,000 or more a year and individuals making $400,000. and federal unemployment benefits continued this year for 2 million americans. but at least two other big debates are coming and soon. congress pushed off deep government spending cuts for two months and the country is hitting the date ceiling. >> if congress refuses to give the united states government the ability to pay these bills on time, the consequences for the entire global economy would be catastrophic. far worse than the impact of a fiscal cliff. >> reporter: and while things look good upon wall street today, investors say don't get used to it if congress remains so divided. live in washington, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we have much more on last night's fiscal cliff vote on our channel 2 website. go to ktvu.com, click on the tab rig
, major fights are coming. >> reporter: the fiscal cliff deadline was just one of several congress has to deal with. last night, the house overwhelmingly approved the senate legislation passed. the main points of the deal, the income tax rate is going up only on households making $450,000 or more a year and individuals making $400,000. and federal unemployment benefits continued this year for 2 million americans. but at least two other big debates are coming and soon. congress pushed off...
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it is why the american people hate congress. it's why they hate them. >> reporter: and this meeting that just wrapped up really lasted a short time, maybe 20 minutes tops, wolf. it was clear that the house speaker knew he had to clean it up and clean it up fast and he had a plan ready to go to take the votes to reassure the republicans that were devastated by sandy. >> do you have doubt john boehner will be the speaker of the house? >> reporter: when it comes to these republicans who were clearly very angry, i asked one michael graham said that he would abstain and not vote. he said he changed his mind after this meeting, after he got a personal reassurance and promise from the speaker that he is going to make good on this money for new york and new jersey and other areas. there are probably a handful of republicans here from the areas and all of them said they would support the speaker, and i asked them pointblank. whether or not there will be other challenges or symbolic moves to make clear maybe some people are unhappy with h
it is why the american people hate congress. it's why they hate them. >> reporter: and this meeting that just wrapped up really lasted a short time, maybe 20 minutes tops, wolf. it was clear that the house speaker knew he had to clean it up and clean it up fast and he had a plan ready to go to take the votes to reassure the republicans that were devastated by sandy. >> do you have doubt john boehner will be the speaker of the house? >> reporter: when it comes to these...
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reporting live in washington, back to you. >> thank you very much. we appreciate it. >>> for his part, president obama has been trying to turn up the heat on congress, applying new pressure sunday in an interview with david gregory on "meet the press." nbc news white house correspondent kristin welker has details. >> reporter: on "meet the press," president obama continued his public campaign to pressure congress. >> if congress doesn't act, then everybody's taxes go up. and for the average family, that could mean a loss of $2,000 in income, and the whole economy could slow down at a time when the economy's actually starting to pick up. >> reporter: he again called on lawmakers to strike a deal or hold a vote on his plan which would raise tax rates on wealthy americans, a major sticking point for republicans. >> the way they're behaving is that their only priority is making sure that tax breaks for the wealthiest americans are protected. that seems to be their only overliove overriding theme. >> reporter: after the interview, republicans accused the
reporting live in washington, back to you. >> thank you very much. we appreciate it. >>> for his part, president obama has been trying to turn up the heat on congress, applying new pressure sunday in an interview with david gregory on "meet the press." nbc news white house correspondent kristin welker has details. >> reporter: on "meet the press," president obama continued his public campaign to pressure congress. >> if congress doesn't act, then...
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it is the wyden amendment to require the director of national intelligence to report to congress on the impact of fisa amendments on the privacy of american citizens. the commonsense amendment. the report could be classified but would no longer allow the intelligence community to ignore requests for information from congress. why in the world do we not require the intelligence community to be accountable to us for its actions? it's our responsibility in congress to hold the entire executive branch accountable. if we do not ask these questions, we're simply not doing our job. and that's true whether it's president obama or president bush or some other president. i hope we can adopt the wyden amendment to improve the reporting requirements of the fisa act. i urge my colleagues to support this commonsense amendment. with that, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from indiana. mr. coats: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of h.r. 1, for the purpose of calling up and debating the coats amendment. that following the remarks of senator c
it is the wyden amendment to require the director of national intelligence to report to congress on the impact of fisa amendments on the privacy of american citizens. the commonsense amendment. the report could be classified but would no longer allow the intelligence community to ignore requests for information from congress. why in the world do we not require the intelligence community to be accountable to us for its actions? it's our responsibility in congress to hold the entire executive...
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you've been in congress for -- >> 30 years. >> reporter: a few years. i wasn't going to give it away. but this kind of frankly dysfunction, a lot of people are frustrated and it is pocks on everybody's houses. >> i think this is a dysfunction of congress. i think what has happened as i look back 30 years is that within republican ranks, it is a very different grouping. essentially there has been, as i have put it, a kind of radicalization of the house republican conference. they started off saying they weren't going to vote for any revenue increase whatsoever. and that essentially stimied us so we were not able to look at the overall package. president made it very clear, there has to be imbalance -- has to be balance. i think there has been too much imbalance, especially in the republican ranks in the house. and i hope this is a step forward. and one of the keys others have mentioned this is will the house republicans now step up to the plate on this. it is one thing for senator mcconnell to say we're going to move, will the house republicans move? if
you've been in congress for -- >> 30 years. >> reporter: a few years. i wasn't going to give it away. but this kind of frankly dysfunction, a lot of people are frustrated and it is pocks on everybody's houses. >> i think this is a dysfunction of congress. i think what has happened as i look back 30 years is that within republican ranks, it is a very different grouping. essentially there has been, as i have put it, a kind of radicalization of the house republican conference....
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report in the september 11th attack on the u.s. diplomatic mission that killed ambassador christopher stevens and three other americans. with rescheduling she is on the calendar to give her testimony to the house and senate panel on benghazi. that new date sometime before mid january. no word on how this latest medical condition could effect that. i am harris falkner. let's get you right back to justice with judge janeane. >> welcome back to this special ed kigs digs of "justice." president obama on his own u.n. bams dorr. >> i was clear that susan has been an outstanding u.n. ambassador for the united states. she appeared on a number of television shows that she and we understood could to be the best information at the time. >>> before we get to the next guest congressman let's take a look back at the unfoldings of the obama administration narrative on benghazi. >> i want to take a moment to address the video circulating on the internet that has led to these protests. >> it is in response to a video. >> it was a spontaneous reacti
report in the september 11th attack on the u.s. diplomatic mission that killed ambassador christopher stevens and three other americans. with rescheduling she is on the calendar to give her testimony to the house and senate panel on benghazi. that new date sometime before mid january. no word on how this latest medical condition could effect that. i am harris falkner. let's get you right back to justice with judge janeane. >> welcome back to this special ed kigs digs of...
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>>reporter: if congress fails to avoid the fiscal cliff the financial consequences are significant. now there's a computer program that will figure specifically what each of us can expect next year. tax policy center fiscal cliff calculator peck your category married single with or without children enter the income and press to, it will pop up but you have to cough up next year. >> 17,000 dollars higher. that's a lot. >>reporter: jason is an engineer from cupertino with wife and 3 kid. he's looking at extra 17,000 in change. renee of carson just calculated what her family will pay. >> my god. that's another additional, i mean, deduction. >>reporter: 4 dollars short of 3000 dollars. >> i know. i know. >>reporter: she says it's like losing a month salary for her or her husband. pretty significant reduction. >> oh, yes. yes. it's a big one. >>reporter: here's other quick calculations. single person making 46,000 can count on increase of 1300. married with no children income of 57,000 it's an extra 2200 you will be paying. married with two kids and income of 146,000, 7300 more. if you a
>>reporter: if congress fails to avoid the fiscal cliff the financial consequences are significant. now there's a computer program that will figure specifically what each of us can expect next year. tax policy center fiscal cliff calculator peck your category married single with or without children enter the income and press to, it will pop up but you have to cough up next year. >> 17,000 dollars higher. that's a lot. >>reporter: jason is an engineer from cupertino with wife...